It's not a bird, and it's not a plane. It's a baby. A baby boy to be exact.
Superman star Brandon Routh, 32, and his wife of five years, actress Courtney Ford, 34, became proud first-time parents on Friday. "We are in awe ... we can't take our eyes off him!" the two said. Leo James Routh weighed 8 lbs. and was 20 1/2 inches long, his rep confirmed in a statement to Hollywood.com.
The baby news comes a little more than a month away from the premiere of Routh's new CBS show, Partners. In the fall series — which debuts on Sept. 24 — Routh plays the boyfriend of Ugly Betty's Michael Urie's character. If life imitated art, he would have some 'splainin' to do, Lucy.
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It seems as though Matthew Perry is television's little engine that could. He, along with fellow actors Tyler James Williams, Julie White, John Cho, Laura Benanti, Suzy Nakamura, Brett Gelman, and producers Todd Holland, Karey Nixon, Scott Silveri, and Jon Pollack took to the Television Critics Association stage to discuss their NBC fall comedy, Go On, at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday. Perry, who recently completed work on the failed ABC sitcom Mr. Sunshine, was quick to self-depricatingly sing the praises of his new employer.
"First of all, this is the room where people like Mr. Sunshine?" Perry joked, when a reporter praised the departed show. "I wish I had just stayed in this room that whole year! The bad news for me, creatively, is that Scott created a TV show for me better than the one that I created for myself. This show is just better. Scott is a better writer that I am." Silveri modestly joked back, saying "I also happen to be a better actor than he is." Perry went on to explain his desire to work on the show, saying that he "gravitate[s] towards broken characters who try to be better people. The set-up is better here. This guy has had some very dramatic things happen to him, and he's in denial when you meet him. It's a built-in excuse to be really funny." On the show, Perry plays a popular sportscaster who attends group therapy as a way to cope with a devastating personal loss. A reporter noted that group therapy is typically very fluid, but Silveri insists that this is a good thing. "It will become a natural thing for him to be attending," Silveri said. "In the research that I've done, there's a fair bit of continuity for years in these groups. People don't heal all that quickly. There's also an easy way to cycle new people in, and cycle people out as people misbehave." The show will also feature characters from Perry's workplace, which Silveri insists is another positive asset for the show. "There is going to be some cross-pollination, because these are all characters that are important to Matthew's character," Silveri said. "We love the work characters, we love the support group characters. Each being strong helps the other." White, who plays a support-group member, was the first to be cast. Her character was pitched as a widow grieving the death of her husband, but she soon received a phone call from Silveri asking if she minded playing the role gay. "The idea of losing your spouse, or your partner, is the same kind of grief for everyone," White said. "In that way, Matthew and I, our characters are on the same kind of journey." "It was important for us to represent all kinds of people in the show," Silveri added. Benanti plays the sexy leader of the support group, and though her character has great chemistry with Perry's, she noted that viewers shouldn't necessarily expect a romance (at least not right away). "I think that my character probably has relatively straight ethics," she said. "You can tell from the pilot that [she and Perry] have a nice chemistry, and him telling me about his loss is something that I'm very empathic towards... maybe more so than a traditional therapist might be." But that doesn't mean that they'll get together. "I flirt with him just off-screen," Benanti joked. Gelman's wacky character, who is seen in the pilot going to lamaze classes, only goes to group because he wants to fit in... somewhere. Anywhere. "He's not a sociopath," Gelman insisted. "But he's not someone who is used to being around people very often. He wants friends, but he doesn't know the proper way to go about acquiring them. It gets pretty awkward. He meets the number one cool friend, which is Matthew. ... he has strange intentions at times. But he's harmless." Silveri — who was also a producer on Friends — says he still enjoys working with Perry, whose talents have only improved over the years. "Having worked with him for 8 years, I was well aware of the full spectrum of his talents," he said. "But I still get surprised." What's not surprising, however, is that Perry has maintained his Chandler Bing brand of self-deprecating sarcasm. When asked about his favorite role, the actor replied: "It's either this, or The Whole Ten Yards." Yikes. Follow Shaunna on Twitter @HWShaunna [PHOTO CREDIT: NBC] MORE: TCA 2012: NBC Boss Defends 'Community' Move, Insists Firing Wasn't Persona Matthew Perry's Sitcom Goes to Series, But Will It Break the Curse? Fall 2012 Pilot Preview Catch-Up — VIDEOS

One year after facing allegations that his media companies were hacking the phones of various celebrities and royal figures, Rupert Murdoch is resigning as director of News International.
According to Deadline an email was sent out by the parent company explaining Murdoch's move as "part of the preparation of the business for the upcoming restructure into two companies." News Corporation — which is the world's second-largest media conglomerate — is planning in the coming year to separate its publishing and media and entertainment businesses into two publicly traded companies.
The Wall Street Journal — one of the companies Murdoch owns — is reporting that "this is nothing more than a corporate housecleaning exercise prior to the Company split."
The news comes less than six months after his son, James, left his position as executive chairman of the same company.
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Now that Comic-Con is behind us, what do comic book junkies have to look forward to? Well, according to Collider, the answer is the X-Men: First Class sequel — which will include the back story of Michael Fassbender's character, Magneto.
In an interview with the film's writer/producer Simon Kinberg, new details emerged about the comic book flick he calls "the most guarded state secret I've ever been around."
The plan for the sequel — which he says "is unlike the other X-Men movies" — is to do some unexpected things with Xavier and Magneto. In February he told MTV, "Magneto becomes the villain ultimately of the franchise but he's a much more complicated character as a young man. He's someone you sympathize with, you care about, you root for even though you might not necessarily agree with his methods, you understand his philosophy."
In the new movie, Magneto will have "a villainous side and he'll have a sympathetic human side. You'll be able to relate, but you'll also be afraid of him."
Kinberg has been working closely with director Matthew Vaughn and producer Jane Goldman on the script and they "hope to begin shooting in spring of next year to come out in July of 2014."
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No one knows crazy better than a soap star. Former All My Children actor Mark Consuelos — who is married to Live! host Kelly Ripa — has been cast to play Spivey, a criminally insane person in the upcoming season of FX's American Horror Story.
Unlike the first season — which took place in a haunted mansion — season two will center around characters living in an insane asylum in the 1960s. Consuelos's co-stars include Jessica Lange, Joseph Fiennes, James Cromwell, Chloe Sevigny, Adam Levine, Zachary Quinto, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, and Lizzie Brochere.
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We aren't totally sure why Robert Pattinson threatened to actually "lick the pages" of the hot-selling novel 50 Shades of Grey when interviewed by MTV News at Comic-Con. But now that we know hottie Ryan Gosling and equally hot Prometheus' Michael Fassbender are frontrunners to play the movie's lead, we can relate a bit more to the thought behind it.
The two actors are being considered to play Christian Grey in the movie adaptation of the bestselling erotic e-novel by E.L. James. So far the highly anticipated upcoming movie has only announced the two-person producing team the British author hand-picked to take on the first in her trilogy series.
For anyone living under a rock — or just now emerging from a Magic Mike marathon (we're not judging!) — the New York Times bestselling book centers around a young college student, Anastasia Steele, and the older man/millionaire who falls for her (Grey). Their relationship quickly turns sexual and Steele finds herself involved with a man who has a thing for R-rated role playing.
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Remember the good old days, when Expendables 2 star Chuck Norris was just a meme? Well, recent years have seen the Walker, Texas Ranger star begin to unleash a whole new brand of Norrisisms unto the world. Norris has taken it upon himself to decry the efforts of James Turley, Ernst &amp; Young CEO and board member of the Boy Scouts of America, to open the latter organization to the welcoming of homosexual children and scout leaders. Earlier in June, Turley released a statement vocalizing his intentions to fight the BSA policy of excluding gay members. Norris published an article on Ammoland.com that not only strongly implies a negative perspective on the homosexual community, but also expresses several conspiracy theories regarding the "agendas" of Turley and President Barack Obama.
Norris illustrates Turley's connections to Obama (having been invited to the first family's state dinner in March, having been nominated to the president's Export Council in 2010) as reason to suspect that he is acting on behalf of the "pro-gay Obama administration," probing the reader wit the recurring hypothetical question, "Is it a coincidence?" In fact, it is not a coincidence: the two men have opted for a personal and professional relationship quite certainly because of their aligned values, the belief in human equality being not the least important of the lot. But Norris instead suggests that "perks and favors" are what motivated Turley to express his opposition to the standing Boy Scouts policy. Norris even mentions Vladimir Putin as being potentially in the mix.
One of the most outlandish portions of the article is the following paragraph:"Is it a coincidence, too, that on March 3, 2009, Obama became the honorary president of the BSA — a position proudly and publicly held and highlighted by all presidents since President William Howard Taft in 1910 — but that Obama’s induction was held behind closed doors in the Oval Office with seven or so Boy Scouts present and absolutely nothing noted in the White House daily briefing or any other official communication?"It seems over the top to assume that Norris is actually insinuating that something sordid went on between Obama and the young boys in question, but it certainly reads that way.
Norris claims that the BSA's "century-old" standing policy simply advocates a "pro-traditional family stance," but it is Turley who is working on behalf of the idea of family. What the phrase "traditional family" should indicate is love, trust, and acceptance, not discrimination and alienation, as is what Norris is really fighting for. There is no concrete threat posed by the welcoming of homosexuals into the Boy Scouts of America. The only foreseeable results include allowing today's youth to learn more actively that gay children are no different than heterosexual children, and for those very gay children to experience the same joys and character-building exercises that the Boy Scouts of America has afforded to children for generations.
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Bullies have been inspiring movies for years. From the 2001 indie film, Bully, based on actual events to the 2012 documentary of the same name. Picking on people has never been so popular. But not in a good way. Here are our votes for the eight meanest movie bullies of all time.
1. Bobby Kent, Bully
Nick Stahl plays the lead in this true story about a teenage boy whose friends plot his murder as revenge for his abusive ways.
2. Heather Chandler, Heathers
Who wouldn't want to go to high school with Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and Shannen Doherty? But not when the school is the one in the 1988 dark comedy, run by a clique spearheaded by the evil and cunning Chandler.
3. Regina George, Mean Girls
Anyone who has seen The Notebook wouldn't recognize the mean girl ringleader Rachel McAdams plays in the 2004 teen comedy. Even though the target of her childish behavior is Lindsay Lohan's character, we still can't approve her vicious tactics.
4. Bif Tannen, Back to the Future
Thomas F. Wilson's character in the 1985 sci-fi adventure flick was as dumb as he was mean. With lines like, "Why don't you make like a tree and get outta here," you can only imagine how mean he was to poor Marty McFly (played by an adorable 24-year-old Michael J. Fox).
5. Chris Hargensen, Carrie
The role Nancy Allen played in the 1976 movie based on the Stephen King novel was only a supporting role, but her bitchiness (and indelible pigs blood stunt) was nothing short of major. Not to mention her teenage angst set the bar for all young beeyotches to come.
6. Steff, Pretty in Pink
If you look up the word jerk in the dictionary, we're almost certain you'll find a picture of James Spader's character from this 1986 teen dramedy. Though maybe he was just acting out in protest of his girlie name?
7. Scut Farkus, A Christmas Story
Who doesn't remember the line, "You'll poke your eye out!"? But equally memorable from the 1983 Christmas comedy is the scene in which Ralphie (played by Peter Billingsley) finally snaps on the town bully, Scut Farkus.
8. Johnny Lawrence, The Karate Kid
After seeing the 1984 original, starring a young Ralph Macchio — who is relentlessly tormented William Zabka's character — everyone was wishing they had taken karate. If only so they could personally kick the Cobra Kai ringleader's butt. Payback for his penchant for fighting dirty. Thankfully by the end of the movie, we get to enjoy watching Macchio do it himself.
Who do you think we left off? Tell us in the comments section below.

If you thought the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey by British author E.L. James was racy, wait til you hear it set to music. No, there's no talk of a musical. At least not yet. (But there is going to be 50 Shades of Grey lingerie and perfume. We wish we were kidding!)
Late Night host Jimmy Fallon introduced a new segment on his show called "Fifty Shades of Grey Karaoke". The idea he says is to "combine the beautiful music of The Roots with the morally depraved words of the erotic smut peddler E.L. James and her dirty novel, Fifty Shades of Grey."
The game consisted of three male audience members singing selected passages from the best-selling book. The audience voted on which guy did the best — and would be awarded the prize of a brand new karaoke machine. But with lyrics like "chocolate hot fudge brownie sex with a cherry on it," can anyone really be a winner? See all three renditions below.
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A kids’ movie without the cheeky jokes for adults is like a big juicy BLT without the B… or the T. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted may have a title that sounds like it was made up in a cartoon sequel laboratory but when it comes to serving up laughs just think of the film as a BLT with enough extra bacon to satisfy even the wildest of animals — or even a parent with a gaggle of tots in tow. Yes even with that whole "Afro Circus" nonsense.
It’s not often that we find exhaustively franchised films like the Madagascar set that still work after almost seven years. Despite being spun off into TV shows and Christmas specials in addition to its big screen adventures the series has not only maintained its momentum it has maintained the part we were pleasantly surprised by the first time around: great jokes.
In this third installment of the series – the trilogy-maker if you will – directing duo Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath add Conrad Vernon (director Monsters Vs. Aliens) to the helm as our trusty gang swings back into action. Alex the lion (Ben Stiller) Marty the zebra (Chris Rock) Gloria the hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Melman the giraffe (David Schwimmer) are stuck in Africa after the hullaballoo of Madagascar 2 and they’ll do anything to get back to their beloved New York. Just a hop skip and a jump away in Monte Carlo the penguins are doing their usual greedy schtick but the zoo animals catch up with them just in time to catch the eye of the sinister animal control stickler Captain Dubois (Frances McDormand). And just like that the practically super human captain is chasing them through Monte Carlo and the rest of Europe in hopes of planting Alex’s perfectly coifed lion head on her wall of prized animals.
Luckily for pint-sized viewers Dubois’ terrifying presence is balanced out by her sheer inhuman strength uncanny guiles and Stretch Armstrong flexibility (ah the wonder of cartoons) as well as Alex’s escape plan: the New Yorkers run away with the European circus. While Dubois’ terrifying Doberman-like presence looms over the entire film a sense of levity (which is a word the kiddies might learn from Stiller’s eloquent lion) comes from the plan for salvation in which the circus animals and the zoo animals band together to revamp the circus and catch the eye of a big-time American agent. Sure the pacing throughout the first act is practically nonexistent running like a stampede through the jungle but by the time we're palling around under the big top the film finds its footing.
The visual splendor of the film (and man is there a champion size serving of it) the magnificent danger and suspense is enhanced to great effect by the addition of 3D technology – and not once is there a gratuitous beverage or desperate Crocodile Dundee knife waved in our faces to prove its worth. The caveat is that the soundtrack employs a certain infectious Katy Perry ditty at the height of the 3D spectacular so parents get ready to hear that on repeat until the leaves turn yellow.
But visual delights and adventurous zoo animals aside Madagascar 3’s real strength is in its script. With the addition of Noah Baumbach (Greenberg The Squid and the Whale) to the screenwriting team the script is infused with a heightened level of almost sarcastic gravitas – a welcome addition to the characteristically adult-friendly reference-heavy humor of the other Madagascar films. To bring the script to life Paramount enlisted three more than able actors: Vitaly the Siberian tiger (Bryan Cranston) Gia the Leopard (Jessica Chastain) and Stefano the Italian Sealion (Martin Short). With all three actors draped in European accents it might take viewers a minute to realize that the cantankerous tiger is one and the same as the man who plays an Albuquerque drug lord on Breaking Bad but that makes it that much sweeter to hear him utter slant-curse words like “Bolshevik” with his usual gusto.
Between the laughs the terror of McDormand’s Captain Dubois and the breathtaking virtual European tour the Zoosters’ accidental vacation is one worth taking. Madagascar 3 is by no means an insta-classic but it’s a perfectly suited for your Summer-at-the-movies oasis.